Mutants of the mansion
Chapter 13
Since only one person reviewed -.- We're going for a major timeskip. Somebody do the timewarp dance for me. I can't remember it.
(Jubilee)
I reached from my bed and turned my stereo on with my toe. I had a book in my hands and I wasn't about to get up for it. Now we're on October. I barely even noticed 7 months pass by. It may just be a miracle that nobody figured out that me and Rogue are dating. We both decided not to mention it and wait for our friends to notice. Well, Gambit and Wolvie know. And Laura, but she wandered off sometime around June. And just after she left, Kitty came back, effectively taking my mentor away. Strangely enough, Storm thought I was lonely, and boom, adoptive mother. Always thought Jean would be the one that would be like that. I'm not complaining at all though. Storm is really fun. Another plot twist: in April, Gambit decided to take the gauze off me, and my face was healed. I'm not kidding. That was a weird week, getting used to both eyes again. Weird thing is, the new eye is green. I'm not sure what Beast called it. Heterochromia? Probably. I wasn't really paying attention to my book. Somebody knocked on the door.
"Come in!" I called, jabbing the pause button with my toe. It was Kitty. With a smug look on her face. "What's up, Cat?"
"Just wanted to let you know that Wolverine is taking me on a mission with him." Jabbed the stereo.
"Can't hear you!" She did not look amused.
"Stop acting like a kid, Jubilee."
"Says the one who came into my room to gloat at me." We started glaring at each other. Then Wolvie came in.
"Kit, go get ready." With a lasting glare at me, Shadowcat left. "Hey Darlin'." I missed his hugs. "Sorry I ain't takin' ya with me. I'm only takin' Kitty 'cause I need somebody to walk through a few walls." My music was paused again, then he ruffled my hair.
"I'm going with you on the next one, right?" I got another hug.
"'Course you are! I'll be back in a few days. Will you be okay?"
"Sure! I got Storm to look after me." He left without another word. I am kinda sad that he doesn't pay much attention to me any more, but there are other people.
"That is very mature thinking, Jubilee."
"Hey Jean." Smiling, I turned my stereo off and put my book away.
"Scott's raking the leaves out front. Do you think you could go mess with him?"
"Why?" She smiled.
"We're having a mini war of annoying each other. The rules never said we couldn't get help from others." I sat back down and watched her lean against the doorframe.
"What's in it for me?" Jean pulled a chocolate bar out of her pocket and waved it around a bit. "Deal." I pulled my boots, gloves and coat on. I had to start wearing full-length trousers due to Storm's -very vocal- request. "Just wait for it." I smiled, dashing past her and grabbing the chocolate on the way. When it was safely in my pocket, I slid down the bannister. I did a little roll when I got to the bottom, then I ran straight out of the front door, ignoring the shouts that followed me. Scott was almost directly in front of me, and facing away. With the biggest grin ever, I cannonballed straight into the leaf pile he made.
"Jubilee what the heck are you doing?!" Came his outraged cry. I surfaced again and shook the leaves from my hair.
"Jean says hi!" I laughed, running for my life. Scott was grumbling as he started to make the pile of dead leaves again. I noticed him continuously look around for me. He isn't going to spot me. Gambit gave me tricks on how to say in the shadows.
"There. Done." I snuck around him, making sure is back was to me. "Don't even think about it, Jubilation!"
"Too late!" I yelled, bursting out of the undergrowth and shouldering him straight into the leaf pile.
"Admit defeat yet Scott?" Jean yelled from the mansion as I hid again.
"Never! Just you wait until I find somebody to help me, woman!" I love this game. Next attack, I flew above him, hovered there until he finished and then fell straight into it. Fourth attack: I picked him up, flew up a bit, then dropped him into it.
(Rogue POV)
Jubilee just got Scott again. That makes four times I think.
"I never thought that our usual chat would be interrupted by amusement." Storm smiled, watching Scott rake leaves into a pile for the fifth time. "That child is a genius, no matter what people say."
"In any aspect but math." I grinned, leaning back on my chair. "Ah take it ya don't regret treatin' the girl like your own."
"Why would I regret that, Rogue? Jubilee is an amazing girl. Also, with Kitty back and Wolverine spending his time with her, she needs a parent."
"You two enjoying the show?" We both looked to the door and saw Jean walking over. "If you're wondering what caused it, Scott and I are seeing who can annoy the other person more. I drafted Jubilee to help."
"That explains why this is gonna be the fifth time." I smiled, pointing to the top of her treehouse, where she was ready to jump. Fifth time of scattering the leaves. Scott just dropped the rake and skulked off inside.
"This isn't over Jean!" He proclaimed, pointing up to us before he got inside.
"You'll give in soon, Scott!" I had to high-five her.
"Awh, is the game over?"
"Not is you don' wan' it t' be, Petit." Gambit walked towards her, completely expecting the hug. "Les rake dis mess up." It did look pretty cute. Jubilee ran to the garage to grab another rake, and then they made another pile.
"Ready, Gumbo?"
"As ready as you are, Vert."
"Wait. You've been calling me that for ages. What does it mean?" He shrugged, and Jubilee looked up at me.
"It means Green, Sweet Pea." Oh, she did not look happy.
"Do you think we'll need earplugs?" Jean asked. "It sure looks like the firecracker is going to yell." I think I've lost count of how many nicknames Jubilee has had. I'm not even going to try and name them all. But, before she could yell, Gambit decided to jump into the leaf pile and cover himself. "Storm, where did you get that camera?"
"Does it matter? I'm recording this anyway." By now, Jubilee had picked up a rake and walked over to the leaves. "Don't hurt him!" Hesitation. Then the rake dropped. And her hands began digging.
"You're not getting away from me, Gumbo! You're the one who made my eye go green!"
"You seem to forget Petit, I'm the one who gave you half your face back." He grinned, jumping up and stepping back.
"After takin' it 'way!" Remy has the best 'You're not helping' face.
"Storm? Would ya mind puttin' th' camera down?"
"Yes Remy, I would mind." The ex-theif didn't bother glaring. He was too busy blocking the kicks and punches of the teenager in front of him.
"You're gonna hafta stop recordin' sometime, Storm."
"Right now is not that time." It took a few more minutes of attack before the teenager was worn out.
"Are you gonna stop calling me Vert?" With a nod, he pulled her off the ground.
"All X-men to the war room." The professor's voice rang through our heads. I saw Storm reluctantly put the camera down inside as we passed a table. "We have news of a violent mutant outburst in Texas. Scott will lead the team." Well, what a team. Me, Gambit, Storm, Jean, Jubilee, Nightcrawler and Iceman. Wolverine -the missile of the team- just had to go and follow something else.
"Alright team, to the Blackbird!"
Anybody who tells me how to do the timewarp dance will get a cookie.